Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-03-01
visssang the schools.

Ctty council, maskfB. oAWQ0n, Norton,
Hswkin aud Forrest, the President OF
the CNy Council, Mr.. Hckel, this morn.
&C $40 O'Clock met President Charles
Baird, DIR. Grimshsw, Joseph M. Me-.
aaw and Superintendent OF the Public
Schools Harlan and Jointly started on .
visit 10 several Of the public schools Of
the city. The joint committse drst
visited No. school, Eleventh and
Washington streets, Miss Lydia P. d.
Ford principal.
President Baird, OF the Board Of Edu.
cation, escorted the visitors through the
various departments, Miss Mary q.
Seals primary division being the first
visited. Owing TO the number of rooms
to visit but little time could bs spent iu
each, and after listening to Miss Seals
pupils read, Miss Harris division waA
visit ed, and then In regular rotation the
divisions Of Miss Ellen Walker, Mas
Marvel, Miss Wollaston and Miss Sayer.
were Visited The visitors were very
much pleased with the exercises and
the evident progress tho scholars were
making.
From No. 2 the com mittee proceeded
TO No. 10, known % the Howard school,
Orange street below Twelfth, Miss q.
|B. Kruse principal. The wonderful
progress made by the colored children
in this school elicited the general I'D
miration of the visitors and reflected
the greatest credit upon Miss Kruse's
asst istants, Misses Elias, Dover, Fay er.
wrather, Jefferson, Lewis and viii.
liams. DIR. A. II. GrimshAw compli.
mented the divisions taught by the
principal aud Miss Lewis, but kii
compliment was Intended to extend t.
all the divisions and their teachers
| Miss Williams WAS the a ist graduat
| from the colored schools.
The different divisions sang some very
beautif pieces Of music. President
Eckel, Of the City Council, speaking tc
Mics kruse's division, made . pleasing
com parison bet ween the condition o
the colored schools now and what they
we're when he WAS committee on tn,
Howard School some seven or eighI
years ago. He said he Was convinced
now that the colored children we're aI
capable OF arriving 1T high state o
cd ucation as white children, and h'
Was proud OF the advance they wers
making.
He gave the most encouragement To-
the pupils TO press on In the acq uisitioI
of knowledge and TO endeavor TO msk,
themselves good and useful citizens
The teachers thanked the visitors TO
| the pleasure OF visit from them, ant
the iatterreturned their thanks for th'
pleasure they had in listening to th'
sweet singing Of the children and II
hearing them recite go perfectly.
The committee then proceeded to
colored school In the frat story Of th'
old Masonic Temple, Twelfth street be
tween Market and Orange. Here u
scholars, the overflow from No. Is, sr
taught by Miss Baldwin, most ell
cisnt teacher. The visitors were treatet
here to m exhibition Of tho calistheni
method Of teaching, which Miss Bald
win seems to understand thoroughly y
The teachers and tho scholars wer
heartily complimented by Mr.. Norton
after which the visitors got In their car
riages and proceeded TO No. o, Walnu
street near Twelfth, where they wer
heartily welcomed by Miss Sallie A
Miller, principal.
II This IL mixed primary and gra
lmar school, and one Of which Presiden
Eckel said he was proud, ss To wa
chairman OF the committee that bull
lit. There are seven divisions In thi
school, taught by Misses Shaw, Johr
Ison, Maggie Miller, Raudnitzky, MeI
denhall, oakford, Mercer and speal
Imam.
The girls In tile latter's divisio
treated the visitors TO some very iu
singing, and As they sung Turn You
Face Back" President Eokel said b
would take them at their word, and IL
committee after complimsnting teacher
and scholars ON their proficiency too
their departure for home, 1t being nool
'This afternoon the visitntions vail
renewed, and Nos. 3, 1 and 10, an
possibly more will be visited.